Costume design

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the design of costumes for the stage, screen, or special events. Works on the design of clothing and accessories for personal wear are entered under Fashion design.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Robert A. Baldwin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0583
Abstract

The collection reflects Robert A. Baldwin’s career at Vanderbilt University as a Professor of Theatre. It consists of designs of stage scenery and costume designs from various play productions created over a 30-year period.

Dates: 1953 - 2004
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Estelle Ansley Worrell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0808
Scope and Contents This .21 linear foot collection contains twenty-two folders with original ink and pencil illustrations. The contents consist of 198 ink costume drawings (three of which are second versions), twenty-four pages of patterns and handwritten text, seven pages of pencil drawings, and two book jackets, all from her book Early American Costume. The scope is limited to the preparation and publication of this book. Many of her images are signed and dated 1974 and the...
Dates: 1970s
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

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